This March 14th, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes completely through the Earth’s dark shadow, or umbra. During this type of eclipse, the Moon will gradually get darker and then take on a rusty or blood red color. The eclipse will be visible throughout all of North America, Mexico, Central America, and […]
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This February 12th, the Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:55 UTC (7:55 AM, Central Time). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Snow Moon because the heaviest snows usually fell
Recently, there have been social media posts talking about how all the planets will be visible in the night sky, in a line, and at the end of January. Is this really the case? No, not really. But you will be able to see a cool planetary lineup while enjoying the winter months. First of
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The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790. The shower runs annually from December 17-25. It peaks this year on the the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd. The waning
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 21:30 UTC (3:30 PM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Beaver Moon because this was the time of year to set
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This is the largest supermoon of 2024. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2024, at 7:26 AM EDT (6:26 AM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes
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The Draconids is a minor meteor shower producing only about 10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, which was first discovered in 1900. The Draconids is an unusual shower in that the best viewing is in the early evening instead of early morning like most other
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The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long, but the best time to see is at 11:50 PM Sunday (CT). A medium-sized or larger telescope will
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The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1862. The Perseids are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors. The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 01:09 UTC (7:09 PM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Strawberry Moon because it signaled the time of year
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The June solstice occurs at 20:46 UTC (2:46 PM, Baton Rouge). The North Pole of the Earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This is the first day of summer (summer
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The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:55 UTC (07:55 AM, Baton Rouge). This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Flower Moon because this was the time of year
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